"Have you heard?"
"What have you heard?"
"The person we are waiting for is the Lion of Sintra."
In the camp, soldiers wearing black eagles and red ribs were talking in low voices. The wind blows from the distant Mahakam Mountains, causing bursts of birdsong and crows.
The man dressed as a captain severely kicked the soldier who was talking nonsense and reprimanded loudly: "Who doesn't know this? Don't you know what you are doing when you put on armor? Ah!" The one who was beaten and
reprimanded The sentry held up his helmet and said angrily: "I thought I was wearing armor to go to the front line, but I ended up being assigned to the rear." "Do you have
any objections to the queen's order?!"
The captain was furious after hearing what the sentry said. angry.
The sentry shrank his neck, but suddenly laughed at the captain: "It is for the Queen that we should be on the front line now! The Nilfgaardians crossed the Yaruga River! Damn it, they actually did it Here we are! We should send out everyone now and collect every sword!"
"Instead of staying here and staring at this dumb mountain!" The sentry's voice became louder and louder until it became He yelled, "Is that our enemy? How are we going to deal with it, use our swords to chop down those trees and rocks?" With a "bang", the sentry was kicked
to the ground again, and the captain was so angry that his neck was red. None of the other sentries on the side dared to provoke him at this time.
The sentry lying on the ground looked very young, with a touch of fuzz on his mouth instead of a beard, and therefore had the unique stubbornness of a stupid young man. The captain did not pursue him anymore, but pointed at him with a heavy breath, and then let out a long sigh.
"Don't talk nonsense in the military camp, be careful of the tongue plague!"
The young sentry raised his neck and said: "For Queen Mewe!"
"For Queen Mewe, that's why we have to wait for the Lion of Sintra to come back!" the captain said viciously. said.
"We have no way to resist Nilfgaard by ourselves, not even with the help of Aedirn... and Cintra promised to bring us Skellig's help, and their trip to Mahakam was also to seek help from others. A reinforcement force. If they come out at this time, they can solve our urgent need..." "
The people of Sintra have long said that Skellige's pirates will come to help, but now we have not seen a single ship!" The young man The sentry shouted, "And dwarves... dwarves... we shouldn't put all our hopes of saving our country on others!" "It's
good to have momentum, young man." The captain said with a fierce face, "But you think we What are you doing? We are in a war! We can't just rely on enthusiasm, we need a lot of things... Damn it, why am I telling you this? You are just a big soldier, what do you know!" The captain's voice was deep
. Get up: "And Nilfgaard's Iron Armored Army... No one expected to be so powerful before facing them. They beat us like a standing army fighting a levy army... Only the Lion of Cintra once made them afraid. However, if he appears on the battlefield, at least it can boost morale..." "
We don't need morale. In order to defend the country, each of us will sacrifice our own blood!" The young sentry seemed determined to get a beating from the captain today. He was beaten severely, "As long as we..."
His mouth was suddenly covered, but it was not because the captain was angry and didn't want to hear any more crazy words.
All the sentries turned their heads slightly, and the ground shook slightly, which was the familiar sound of horse hooves.
With a "pop", the young sentry got up from the ground, and all the soldiers drew their weapons and formed a formation. Be prepared for the sudden arrival of the army in the middle of the night.
In their nervous eyes, the sound of horns came from the darkness in the distance, which was a signal from friendly forces.
"Woo--"
But they still didn't dare to relax until the sound of galloping horse hooves slowed down not far away, and then a fire light illuminated their field of vision, allowing them to see a flag.
Flag of the Three Lions of Sintra.
——Even
late at night, the soldiers guarding the city were still busy opening the city gate and welcoming the Cintra troops in.
By the time it was dawn, Queen Miwei had already hurried over.
Compared with the previous meeting before entering Mahakam, Queen Miwe became visibly haggard. Her face was barely tidy, but her hair had obviously been neglected for a long time, her skin was no longer shiny, and her golden armor was covered in dust.
And all of this just added to her heroic spirit of fighting immediately. In an instant, the people of Cintra even saw a bit of Queen Calanthe in the person in front of them, and they couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
"Your Majesty Miwei, did you just retreat from the battlefield?"
Miwei shook her head and had no time to chat with Lann: "I'll cut the story short, Lann. I need help now." "
I'm listening to Broval in Mahakam. The Great Elder briefly conveyed the current war situation." Miwei's eager look made Lann involuntarily become serious, "But I want to hear you explain in detail, I need to know what kind of situation we are facing."
Lann paused: "How bad is it?"
A guard behind the queen stepped forward and wanted to speak on the queen's behalf. But Miwei raised her hand slightly to stop her men. She took a deep breath and said personally:
"I'm about to lose Livia, Lann."
...
What the Great Elder Broval said at the beginning was:
"You are about to lose me." Meve is lost, Lord Lannister."
That seems to be the case.
After the failed attack on Cintra, Nilfgaard suffered a major defeat at Sodenmont. Then they were divided into several armies and were stationed in Sintra in the south, Lower Soden, and across the Yaruga River just across the river from Livia.
In fact, according to the normal historical trajectory, Cintra should have been abandoned by the North at this time. After the king of the North signed a peace agreement with the Nilfgaardians, Cintra was ceded to Nilfgaard in exchange for the Black Sun. The retreat of the legions.
But now, with Lann's efforts, the North has reached a unanimous strategic goal of resisting Nilfgaard. Although everyone had different attitudes towards this, the war was still continued. The allied forces of Aedirn and King Meve have been guarding against Nilfgaard's eye on the north, and frictions, large and small, have never stopped.
——Under the cover of these small daily frictions, Nilfgaard's surprise attack caught Queen Meve off guard.
Seven days ago, the Nilfgaardians forcibly crossed the Yaruga River, invaded Livia, and defeated all five thousand Livia soldiers stationed on the river bank.
Five days ago, the Nilfgaardians captured the castles of Skala and Spala on the border of Livia. On the same day, Queen Meve reacted and led an army of 10,000 to fight Nilfgaard in the Anglin region.
Anglin is bounded by the Mahakam Mountains to the north, the Yaruga River to the south, Lower Soden to the west, and Livia to the east. The area is renowned for its fine timber, especially native cedar, sycamore and pine known as "Anglin's Gold".
The Nilfgaardians stationed in Lower Soden sent a division of cavalry to Anglin at this moment to provide logistical supplies to the imperial compatriots who had just ended a big battle in Rivia, and the troops were united.
Queen Meve then suffered an unprecedented defeat. The armies of the United Kingdom of Lyria and Rivia were defeated by Nilfgaard's Black Army. Fortunately, the Mahakam Mountains were densely forested and the mountain roads were rugged. The United Kingdom troops, mainly light cavalry and light infantry, were able to escape and successfully returned to Livia.
Two days ago, Queen Meve gathered the remaining troops and joined the 4,000 Aedirnian troops who hurriedly arrived. They once again faced the Nilfgaardian army in Rivia and were defeated again. Three-fifths of Rivia's territory fell, and the Nilfgaardians occupied many trading cities along the way, and even established temporary camps in Lyria.
Yesterday, Queen Meve retreated north to the borders of Aedirn, and Lord Lannister of Cintra returned from the mountains of Mahakam.
...
Lann rubbed his brow with a headache, everything happened too fast.
In his original plan, the nearly 20,000 reinforcements from Queen Meve and Aedirn should be used to contain Nilfgaard's army stationed in Lower Soden, so that he could free his hands and feet to eliminate the black people in Cintra. Yijun. After the entire territory of Cintra was recovered, Cintra, the United Kingdom, and Aedirn reunited and drove all the Black Sun troops from Lower Soden and Anglin into the Yaruga River.
Unexpectedly, Livia is almost dead now.
Queen Miwei is actually a rare wise monarch in the north, but the monarch is wise and the overall quality of the troops is still not as good as that in the south. Compared with the Nilfgaardian Black Army, which is fully armored and has a high proportion of professional soldiers, the Northern Army, which is composed of three-quarters of temporary conscripts, can really be said to be defeated at the first touch.
"Lan." Others did not dare to speak more when the leaders of the two countries were talking, but Geralt had no scruples.
The white wolf stepped forward worriedly and whispered in Lan's ear: "Nilfgaard has launched a surprise attack on Rivia, so will Cintra also..."
Lan frowned. Hakan thought of this as soon as he heard the news. But he still shook his head: "If there is a problem in Cintra, Uncle Mossack, Triss, and the members of the lion group I left there have countless ways to contact me. Since they don't, it means that The situation is good."
It's not that Lann doesn't want to rush back to Sintra as soon as possible, but the land where Queen Miwe or Livia is located is too important, and they directly guard the Yaruga River!
The Yaruga River is the widest river in the north, and its upper section can be said to directly divide the border between the north and the south. The second half of the river flows through Anglin, Mahakam, Soden, Brugg, Verden, and behind Sintra.
This is where Skellige's ships can sail freely, and if the Nilfgaardians replace Rivia, then the Imperial army can go down the river and hit Brochlon where Rann and the others are, killing them and The front line was completely divided.
In the original history, Nilfgaard also sent the already established Scoia'tael along this route. With the help of the dryad queen Eisna, who was full of hatred for humans at the time, they passed through Brokilon Forest and struck Tai directly like lightning. Moria!
From a strategic point of view, Lann absolutely cannot lose Livia; from an emotional point of view, he cannot lose Queen Mewe, an ally who has always supported him and is also the first line of resistance in the north.
But now that the Black Sun army is approaching, what can I do? The legions of Mahakam, Skellig, Cintra, and Kovir cannot cross thousands of miles to descend on Rivia unless the senior warlocks of the entire Northern Warlock Brotherhood take action together, but you can figure it out if you think about it. This is impossible.
I do have a few trump cards in my hand that can reverse local battlefield victory, such as the ice giant, Saskia's dragon body and the red dragon Kelturis. But not to mention that he still wants to keep them as a secret weapon when regaining Cintra. These powerful high-level combat units do not mean that they can form an army by themselves. They can indeed turn the tide of the battle by cooperating with the army and appropriate strategies, but if they go upstream when the army is defeated, it will only be a few more people who can escape when the army is defeated, and even they themselves may be folded in.
It was a serious group army, with mixed coordination of multiple arms, complete large-scale siege equipment, and according to Nilfgaard's urine, there would definitely be coordination by warlock troops.
Lan took a deep breath and thought through his mind several times quickly, feeling that he still needed to know more information.
"Your Majesty Mewe, how much do you know about our current enemies?" Lann looked at Queen Mewe, "The most important thing is - I don't mean to offend - I want to know how Nilfgaard defeated the front line so quickly. "?"
Visibly to the naked eye, the knights and officers behind Queen Miwe all blushed.
"I need to fully understand the enemy in order to formulate future plans." Lan said sincerely.
Queen Miwe shook her head and signaled to the subordinates behind her to calm down: "Failure is shameful, but we need to face our shame. Simply put..."
Queen Miwe took a deep breath: "They have survived Ya Luga River."
Lan tilted his head to indicate that he was listening.
But Queen Miwe did not continue, even her proud head bowed slightly at this moment.
"They crossed the Yaruga River...and then?" Lann was stunned for a moment.
"There is no after, that's it." Queen Miwe gritted her teeth, "We never thought they could do this, but they did, so we were caught off guard and retreated steadily - which led to everything that followed."
...
Lann felt a little pain in his temple.
The Yaruga River is a super-large river that can carry ships, and its current is very fast. Even the Livians themselves cannot cross the river without large ships and bridges, let alone group-level swimming. All the defensive strategies of the Livians were not planned after "the Nilfgaardians could easily cross the river".
But the Nilfgaardians just did it, so the Levians were beaten to pieces.
"What about the enemies? How many enemies do we face?"
Queen Miwe calmed down: "The one who forcibly crossed the Yaruga River was Nilfgaard's Eastern Group Army, and the ones fighting us were their [Black Infantry] Corps], there are about 13,000 people currently engaged in the battle; it seems that their third regiment is stationed in Niedersoden. What rushed towards us at that time was a cavalry team. They had the flag of the silver sun. It is estimated that It's [Division Ad Fein]."
Although the Levians were attacked by surprise, they had been in a stalemate with the Nilfgaardians for a long time, and the intelligence collection was still in place.
Lann rubbed his brow.
"Where is His Majesty Demavi? What did he say?"
"Demavi should be on his way over. He..."
Before Queen Meve could finish her words, a roar suddenly came from outside the tent -
"Lannister ! How dare you imprison my soldiers! How dare you imprison Layla!" (End of Chapter)